Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) vs Apple iPad 4 Wi-Fi + Cellular

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0)
samsung galaxy tab 2 (7.0)
Apple iPad 4 Wi-Fi + Cellular
apple ipad 4 wi-fi + cellular
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple
Announced February 2012 October 2012
Status Available - April 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5 mm
(7.63 x 4.82 x 0.41 in)
241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.37 in)
Weight 344 g (12.13 oz) 662 g (23.35 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1459/ A1460
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1460
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1459/ A1460
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - A1459
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) iOS 6
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A6X [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] PowerVR SGX543MP4 (quad-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches [Similar] 9.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.85% 65.01%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Geo-tagging, Smile Detection Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot (carrier dependant)
USB Yes, v2.0, USB Host support Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No
USB OTG Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 4000 mAh 11,560 mAh (42.5 Wh)
Stand by Up to 1190 h (2G)
Up to 1080 h (3G)
Up to 720 h
Talk Time Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
Up to 9 h